Let's offroad / mountain bike / mtb / ride dirt

Buy this
Saw one today in Epping, lovely biek

One of these for reference. Modern, boost, up to I think 2.8” tyres. It’s only spare as I bought for my nephew but I think he needs a medium and it has been trapped in my closed office for months so I can’t return.

I’d like £300 for it which is less than RRP and they’re sold out everywhere as far as I can see

Here's the edited highlights of the ride

Fortress

Hope you like it

One of these for reference. Modern, boost, up to I think 2.8” tyres. It’s only spare as I bought for my nephew but I think he needs a medium and it has been trapped in my closed office for months so I can’t return.

I’d like £300 for it which is less than RRP and they’re sold out everywhere as far as I can see

Unfortunately F has tried the Marin's at Swinley and she found the S to be too small, even though she's right on the (upper) edge of that for sizing, she was much more comfortable on the M.

No worries. I’ll pop it on eBay when I can be bothered to shlep it across London to get it home
I need a cargo bike

I might take this. Let me check sizing.
Soz got excited but wont work.

The Marin's are bit conservative with their sizing aren't they. Their XL isn't far off Cotic's medium.

Hi everyone,

What are the odds of me getting a decent second-hand MTB for around £300? Is there a decent used market around this price or is it simply not worth my while?

Looking for a bike for mild/moderate XC, occasional trail centres. Has anyone got any suggestions of what to look out for?

Thanks!

Tempting

The Marin's are bit conservative with their sizing aren't they. Their XL isn't far off Cotic's medium.

Ah, that's interesting - I'd been assuming that the Mrs would be an M in other brands, she's 5'5.5" tall, more likely a small for non-Marins?

Tempting

I thought you were taller than 5"5

I thought you were taller than 5"5

In heels

Managed to lose the plastic bit of my Oneup chain guide today. £13 for the replacement, some serious mark up there! The Nukeproof one that fits is £20.

🤯

Thoughts:
Size up or down if you are exactly the turning point of sizes?

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Consider seat tube length of the 2, work out how much seatpost you'll have out of the frame so you can see if the larger one will allow you enough length to run a dropper, if you want a dropper.
I sized up and therefore with my dropper post slammed in the frame, it's barely low enough

I think it would be ok. 20mm difference. I have fairly long legs.
But then reach is possibly on the limit too. Can't test it.... Wonder if I can set up a bike at home to the size.

Generally size down for MTB.

Which I did, picking the L, but I suspect I'd have been better off with the XL - hard to be sure of course as I've not ridden the larger bike.

However, the direction of travel does seem to be that reach for todays M was that of yesterdays L, and in some cases yesterdays XL.

The caveat being able to get the dropper far enough in the frame of course.

Hi all, just ventured into this part of the forum foe the first time.. Wild and crazy place! Quick question for someone. If I could get hold of a 2010 (I think) Trek Ex 5 26" would it A, be worth upgrading and B, what would be the best improvements to make?

Interesting. I've heard logical arguments in each direction.
(Larger=?more steamrollery/stable, Smaller=?more flickable).
Side note, I've probably decided to size down.
My concern is- if I went for the size down, I'm technically in the larger size bracket, but history suggests I prefer a smaller frame in general).

I'm riding a frame that came out 13 years ago so take what I say with a pinch of salt.

Smaller=?more flickable

It's pronounced chuckable.

General rule of thumb is if you want to go fast go big, if you want to feel fast(fun) go small.

Sizing up will allow you to insert more things in to the frame bag thereby increasing adventure fun times.